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In the past several years, incidents of counterfeit stamps and postage scams have skyrocketed, with Forever Stamps being a popular fraud target. While the only 100% certain way to ensure your Forever Stamps are authentic is to purchase them directly from the US Postal Service (USPS), there are signs you can look for to check if your stamps are legitimate or not. Just like counterfeit bills, counterfeit stamps can sometimes be hard to spot. To help, Seema and Fahim, wikiHow’s

Our dear friend and client Missy recently had an 11th-hour need for a notary solution, so she came to us at ISC. With quick thinking by Fahim, we were able to recommend and facilitate solutions for her, saving what could have been a major hiccup on her upcoming plans and travel. We are so grateful that she shared her story with us so that it could be shared with you. Our long-time friends and clients like Missy mean the world to us. It’s serendipity that she was able to share

Shipping a Wedding Dress to California — With Discretion, Care, and Heart At Island Ship Center, we often say we’ve been “Making the mundane extraordinary since 2006.” But every once in a while, a project reminds us why we truly do what we do. Recently, we had the absolute honor of helping our dear client, Abby, ship her wedding dress to California. What made this even more special? Abby went to school with our son, which made this project feel incredibly personal. This wasn’

The Island Ship Center Times For years, Island Ship Center (ISC) has given out a manila folder with each new guest’s receipt and/or paperwork. The folder was printed with coupons, service lists, and much more to communicate all of the great stuff that ISC offered to its guests and clients. But, it needed a refresh… Owner Seema’s genius idea and graphic designer Michelle’s skills combined to create The Island Ship Center Times, a newspaper-style folder, printed in-house at ISC

Frances’ Precious China to Portland Our dear friend and client, Frances, needed to get heirloom china sent from Grand Island to her niece in Portland, Maine. So, she came to us at Island Ship Center! Each piece was packed with care by our certified packing specialists. In fact, china is one of our specialties, and something our team is trained on specifically during their packing certification course. It took lots of time and care, but because of that the shipment arrived in

Most everyone in Western New York is familiar with the incredibly popular THE POLAR EXPRESS™ Train Ride put on by the Medina Railroad Museum. The unforgettable experience on the train is an hour of pure delight for children and adults of all ages. This year, the encounter welcomed 28,000 passengers in just 11 days and is one of only three officially licensed POLAR EXPRESS™ Train Rides in all of New York State. Last week, Island Ship Center was contacted by the museum with an

Joe’s Books Featured on WKBW Recently, we shared a story about our dear friend Joe Ruszala, a Vietnam War veteran who had a number of experiences that made a lasting impact on his life and resulted in PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder). To help cope with his PTSD, Joe wrote his story down and made an interactive map to illustrate where he was in Vietnam during each experience he shares in its pages. He came to Island Ship Center, driving about 30 minutes to get here, becau

Joe Ruszala is a hero—a Vietnam War veteran, serving our country during a very difficult time of conflict and turmoil. During his deployment, Joe had a number of experiences that made a lasting impact on his life. You see, like many of our treasured vets, Joe is a sufferer of PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder) due to experiences he had during the war over half a century ago. To help cope with his PTSD, Joe wrote his story down and made an interactive map to illustrate wher

We don’t just say that we go above and beyond for our guests. We prove it. At the end of June, our dear client Robin contacted us. She was out of town in Colorado for her daughter’s softball tournament, but her daughter’s softball team’s uniforms hadn’t arrived yet from where they were shipped in Georgia. The shipper had gone to The UPS Store to send them from Georgia to Colorado, but when Robin called that business she was very displeased by “how unhelpful” they were and the

At Island Ship Center, we’ve built our business on more than boxes, labels, and shipping rates—we’ve built it on relationships. Every package we send, every print job we create, and every mailbox we manage is an opportunity to connect with people. It’s the human connection that keeps our business thriving, and it’s why we go out of our way to greet you by name, ask about your day, and make every visit memorable. Relationships First Strong businesses are built on trust, and tr

Celebrating The Marshall House If you live on or near Grand Island, surely you’re familiar with The Marshall House—that gorgeous 1913 grand residence that has been lovingly restored and now operates as a bed and breakfast and event space. Did you know that, at Island Ship Center (ISC), we had the incredible privilege and honor of helping with the preservation and creation of precious Marshall family documents, photos, and mementos that are now featured in the museum of this b

My mother, a resident of Grand Island, lost her fight to glioblastoma in early August. She was a perfectionist in every sense of the word, born with immense creativity and an eye for detail. Up until the very end, my family and I tried our best to approach every decision through her lens, including the decision on what flowers to include at her funeral. After the service concluded, we found ourselves with so many beautiful flowers arrangements all in the exact same color pale

Our dear friend and beloved Grand Island resident Lenore “Lee” Tetkowski passed away at 101 years of age on July 4th. An advocate for public education and social change, founder of Buffalo State College’s Siena Program, and long-time art teacher in our community, Lee—or “Mrs. T” as she was affectionally known by most—made a gigantic impact on us here at Island Ship Center every time she visited, as well as so many of her neighbors here on Grand Island and in the greater Buffa

The Rotary Club of Grand Island, New York, will host its annual Rotary Shred-It Day on Saturday, July 27, 2024, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the parking lot of Sidway School. In support of the Rotary Club’s mission and this important fundraising and awareness event, Island Ship Center will direct all of its shredding clients to Sidway School that day and will not be accepting shredding for our standard $1/pound secure and confidential shredding service while the event is taking

The Island Ship Center (ISC) family has been in love with Buffalo Tikka House for many years. We often eat there, order takeout, and enjoy the extensive menu of authentic Indian cuisine. And, as you can probably surmise, we know good authentic Indian cuisine. With a 100% Zabihah Halal menu that also includes a wide range of Bangladeshi dishes, only high quality ingredients, and a large selection of vegetarian, non-vegetarian, and vegan options, we always find something at Buf

Recently, Island Ship Center (ISC) had the humbling honor to create a banner for our dear friend, guest, and client, Tonya Hollederer, to honor her daughter, actively-serving U.S. Army 2nd Lieutenant Kaitlyn Hollederer, and her late son, Cory Zaranek, who passed away as a result of traumatic mental health issues after serving our country as an 11-year veteran Corpsman in the U.S. Navy. Cory completed a tour in Afghanistan and two tours in Iraq, saving many lives in and out of

An 18th anniversary is considered the porcelain anniversary. Porcelain is formidable and durable, yet also elegant. We hope we can claim some of those characteristics in our business after all these years as well, having grown from a leather goods business that started to ship FedEx into the full-fledged business center offering top-rated printing, shipping, storage, mailboxes, digital mail services, graphic design, and much more, including the very elegant Seema Boutique wit

In the era of information overload and heightened concerns about data security, the importance of secure document disposal cannot be overstated. At Island Ship Center, our independently owned community pack and ship store, we understand the significance of safeguarding your confidential information. That's why we're proud to offer secure shredding services in collaboration with our trusted partner, Shred-it®. ### Why Secure Shredding Matters ### In a world where data breaches

So grateful to Jasmine and the team at Island Ship Centre for helping me with a very important Santa gift this Christmas! After an Amazon 3rd party carrier failed to get me my gift on time, I had to scramble to buy another table top ping pong table - my children’s only request from Santa. Available only in the US so close to Christmas, Jasmine at Island Ship Centre helped me to arrange to have the large, heavy package shipped to them. She effectively communicated with me thro

Call him high-energy, hard-working, talented, smart, or funny, but don't call him old, even though Fahim turns 50 today. Here's a video of one of the gifts that our dear friend Marty Johnson sent for Fahim https://youtu.be/TnSRVMayvEU We are thankful for our friends and guests, who keep sharing their generosity with us. It's interesting to note that Fahim is the same age as FedEx, which also turned 50 early this year (in April). Here's to many more happy, successful years, Se